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  • Palin Against Abortion even if Rape or Incest October 7, 2008
    Palin debating the abortion issue in 2006. She's against abortion even in cases of rape or incest. Would approve of legislation outlawing all abortions except for health of the mother only.
  • Keating Economics: Brought to you by John McCain October 6, 2008
    New Barack Obama ad about how John "the maverick" McCain still hasn't learned his since 1989.
  • Bank Loans Have Not 'Dried Up' - Forbes.com October 2, 2008
    A view you won't hear on TV.
  • George Lakoff: A Brief Guide to the Debates October 2, 2008
    In the first debate, Obama did what he needed to do: convince a majority that he has what it takes. But there is room for improvement... The reason the list is short is that Obama did so well. Biden doesn't have to prove himself in this debate. Palin does have to prove herself. That means Biden can hold back, give short but powerful responses, and
  • Sam Stein: McCain Gets Testy With Des Moines Register October 1, 2008
    ...McCain got near anger when it was suggested that the Straight Talk Express had taken a detour, challenging the questioner to provide examples. Asked specifically about the kindergarten sex-ed ad, McCain defended it wholeheartedly....
  • Daily Kos: Seize the Day September 30, 2008
    The temptation now is going to be to coddle the poor right. Give them some minor tweak in the bill to salve their fragile egos and gain the dozen votes that are needed to pass yesterday's bill. Don't. Don't do it, damn it.
  • Economist: Why Bankruptcy is Better than Wall Street Bailout September 30, 2008
    Congress has balked at the Bush administration's proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. Under this plan, the Treasury would have bought the "troubled assets" of financial institutions in an attempt to avoid economic meltdown. This bailout was a terrible idea. Here's why.
  • Humiliated September 28, 2008
    Jonathan Weisman has a fascinating, even riveting narrative of what went down in Washington on Thursday as John McCain made his play to commandeer the high-level negotiations over the bailout bill. And TPM Reader TW called my attention to a...
  • America’s bail-out plan [Economist] September 26, 2008
    A good article detailing out the happenings of the last year with a focus on the last couple of weeks. Not the Huffington Post.
  • Art Of Time Ensemble with Steven Page · CBC Radio 2 - Concer September 24, 2008
    Internationally renowned Steven Page, lead singer of the band Barenaked Ladies, performing his favourite songs live at the Enwave Theatre, at the Harbourfront Centre. He teams up with members of the Art Of Time Ensemble, led by pianist Andrew Burashko.
  • May
    16

    so you want a rock fight, eh flanders?

    you want to talk about hamas and appeasement, do you mr. 28% approval? great. let’s talk about hamas and appeasement:

    “If George Bush and John McCain want to have a debate about protecting the United States of America, that is a debate that I’m happy to have any time, any place, and that is a debate that I will win because George Bush and John McCain have a lot to answer for,” Obama said in a campaign speech in South Dakota.

    “They’ve got to answer for the fact that Iran is the greatest strategic beneficiary of our invasion of Iraq. It made Iran stronger, George Bush’s policies,” he said. “They’re going to have to explain why Hamas now controls Gaza, Hamas that was strengthened because the United States insisted that we should have democratic elections in the Palestinian Authority.”

    “That’s the Bush-McCain record on protecting this country,” he added. “Those are the failed policies that John McCain wants to double down on.”

    barack obama was raised in a briar patch, bitches!

    in case it isn’t obvious, this is more good cop/bad cop bullshit on behalf of john mccain. from here on out, look for this pattern: outrageous and incendiary attacks made by irrelevant right-wing figures with low mainstream credibility, followed up by heartfelt statements from candidate mccain in which he clucks his tongue and loudly bemoans our divisive politics, conveniently neglecting to contradict or directly address the outrageous claims of the attacks.

    credit where it’s due: clinton didn’t fuck around on this one, calling bush’s comparison “offensive and outrageous on the face of it, especially in light of his failures in foreign policy.” is this newfound emphasis on party loyalty a sign she’s beginning to accept the idea that obama has won? is it merely confirmation that she’s not, in fact, extraordinarily stupid and/or evil? or is it just more schizophrenic dithering? who knows, but hillary was a team player on this one, and it’s an encouraging sign. in fact, most of the big party leaders — pelosi, reid, emmanuel — have been impressively on-message and well synchronized lately in their efforts to shift the discussion toward john mccain and the clobbering he’s about to receive. is this what an organized and disciplined democratic party looks like? i’m not sure i’ve ever seen it before, but i could definitely get used to it.

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